Berlioz: (Master Musicians Series 3rd Revised edition)
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Hugh Macdonald (Author)
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In this comprehensive life-and-works study, Hugh Macdonald draws on Berlioz's numerous writings - his Memoires, his critical articles, and his extensive correspondence, including many unpublished documents. Berlioz's provincial upbringing, his enthusiasm for Parisian opera and theatre, his marriage to the actress Harriet Smithson, his activities as composer, critic, and conductor, are covered in a biographical section which concludes with a chapter on his
character. Discussion of the music is chronological, from the time when Berlioz arrived in Paris in 1821 to study medicine, through the peak of French Romanticism in the 1830's, to the compositions of his later years. In a final chapter Hugh Macdonald traces influences on Berlioz's style and examines his
treatment of melody, harmony, and rhythm, and his distinctive orchestral technique. 8 pp b/w halftones, 62 music examples
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- Contributor: Hugh Macdonald
- Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
- ISBN13: 9780198164838
- Number of Pages: 272
- Packaged Dimensions: 129x211x21mm
- Packaged Weight: 259
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Release Date: 2000-11-30
- Series: Master Musicians Series
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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